Vaughan Profile

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National Rank:17 of 688

Level:Census subdivision

Vaughan Population

Total Population (2021)

323,103

Total Population (2016)

306,233

Population Growth

+5.5% (+16,870)

Growth Rank

#302 of 688Same geo level

Male

48.8%157,535

Female

51.2%165,570

Male-to-Female Ratio

0.951

Average Age

40.9

Median Age

41.6

Age Rank

#213 of 688Same geo level

Population Age Distribution

0–4

14,375(4.4%)

5–9

17,945(5.6%)

10–14

20,970(6.5%)

15–19

22,300(6.9%)

20–24

21,695(6.7%)

25–29

20,000(6.2%)

30–34

18,450(5.7%)

35–39

19,705(6.1%)

40–44

21,085(6.5%)

45–49

23,845(7.4%)

50–54

25,730(8.0%)

55–59

24,185(7.5%)

60–64

20,130(6.2%)

65–69

15,665(4.8%)

70–74

14,035(4.3%)

75–79

8,915(2.8%)

80–84

7,190(2.2%)

85+

6,880(2.1%)

Vaughan Households

Household Size

Average Household Size

3.1

Total Private Dwellings

107,159

Occupied Private Dwellings

103,914

Size Distribution

1 Person

15,780 (15.2%)

2 Persons

27,310 (26.3%)

3 Persons

19,725 (19.0%)

4 Persons

24,440 (23.5%)

5+ Persons

16,660 (16.0%)

Household Composition

Couples with children

43,350(41.7%)

Couples without children

20,835(20.1%)

One-parent families

8,500(8.2%)

One-person households

15,780(15.2%)

Multigenerational

7,825(7.5%)

Multiple-family

1,425(1.4%)

Vaughan Incomes

Summary

Avg. Household Income

$123,000After tax

Median Household Income

$107,000After tax

Avg. Individual Income

$49,840After tax

Median Individual Income

$38,400After tax

Income Rank

#31 of 688Same geo level

Income Composition

Market Income

85.4%

Employment Income

71.8%

Government Transfers

14.6%

Individual Income Distribution

Under $10k

23,675(9.2%)

$10k–$20k

30,865(12.0%)

$20k–$30k

39,335(15.4%)

$30k–$40k

28,565(11.2%)

$40k–$50k

23,105(9.0%)

$50k–$60k

19,360(7.6%)

$60k–$70k

15,990(6.2%)

$70k–$80k

13,130(5.1%)

$80k–$90k

11,145(4.4%)

$90k–$100k

9,655(3.8%)

$100k+

41,330(16.1%)

Vaughan Employment

Labour Force

Employment Rate

57.7%

Unemployment Rate

12.5%

Total Labour Force

176,625

Employed

154,615

Unemployed

22,010

Not in Labour Force

91,420

Low Income Prevalence

Overall Low-Income Rate

6.4%

Children (0–17)

7.0%

Adults (18–64)

5.4%

Seniors (65+)

9.5%

Gini Coefficient (Total)

0.3500 = perfect equality

Gini Coefficient (After-Tax)

0.300

Vaughan Education

Highest certificate, diploma or degree for the population aged 15 and over, Census 2021. The highest-credential groups are mutually exclusive. Bachelor's degree, master's degree, and medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine sit inside “bachelor's degree or higher” and are not extra slices of the population. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Highest credential

Population aged 15 and over

268,050

No certificate, diploma or degree

42,470 (15.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

65,770 (24.5%)

Postsecondary credential

159,810 (59.6%)

Within bachelor's degree or higher

Bachelor's degree

63,505 (23.7%)64.9% of bachelor's or higher

Master's degree

20,770 (7.7%)21.2% of bachelor's or higher

Medicine, dentistry or veterinary medicine

2,940 (1.1%)3.0% of bachelor's or higher

Those credentials are published parts of bachelor's degree or higher. They do not add up to that count. Earned doctorates and other university credentials above the bachelor level stay inside the published total and are not separate columns in this extract.

Share of the population aged 15 and over

No certificate, diploma or degree

42,470(15.8%)

High school diploma or equivalency

65,770(24.5%)

Apprenticeship or trades certificate

11,485(4.3%)

College, CEGEP or other non-university

42,650(15.9%)

University certificate below bachelor

7,895(2.9%)

Bachelor's degree or higher

97,780(36.5%)

Vaughan Commute

Place of work for the employed labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Worked at home is the census count of people who worked at home, shown as a share of that employed labour force. Shares are calculated on this site from the published counts. Statistics Canada randomly rounds census counts, so parts can miss the published total by a few people.

Worked at home

34.4%

53,225 people

Share of 154,615 employed people aged 15 and over with a place of work.

Place of work

Worked at home

53,225(34.4%)

Usual place of work

82,925(53.6%)

No fixed workplace address

17,885(11.6%)

Worked outside Canada

585(0.4%)

Vaughan Occupation

Broad category for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2021. Legislative and senior management is broad category 0, not every job with “manager” in the title. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

176,630

Share of the labour force

Legislative and senior management

3,320(1.9%)

Business, finance and administration

40,465(22.9%)

Natural and applied sciences

19,670(11.1%)

Health

10,550(6.0%)

Education, law and social, community and government services

20,025(11.3%)

Art, culture, recreation and sport

5,035(2.9%)

Sales and service

39,900(22.6%)

Trades, transport and equipment operators

24,490(13.9%)

Natural resources, agriculture and related production

1,180(0.7%)

Manufacturing and utilities

6,805(3.9%)

Vaughan Industry

Industry sector for the labour force aged 15 and over, Census 2021. Shares use the published labour-force total. These categories do not add up to that total. Counts are randomly rounded, and people with no classified category stay in the published total. This page does not estimate that remainder.

Labour force

176,630

Share of the labour force

Agriculture, forestry, fishing and hunting

385(0.2%)

Mining, quarrying, and oil and gas extraction

135(0.1%)

Utilities

785(0.4%)

Construction

16,740(9.5%)

Manufacturing

15,955(9.0%)

Wholesale trade

7,890(4.5%)

Retail trade

19,180(10.9%)

Transportation and warehousing

7,635(4.3%)

Information and cultural industries

3,770(2.1%)

Finance and insurance

13,325(7.5%)

Real estate and rental and leasing

5,485(3.1%)

Professional, scientific and technical services

20,500(11.6%)

Management of companies and enterprises

1,035(0.6%)

Administrative and support, waste management and remediation

5,850(3.3%)

Educational services

13,800(7.8%)

Health care and social assistance

16,055(9.1%)

Arts, entertainment and recreation

2,530(1.4%)

Accommodation and food services

6,845(3.9%)

Other services (except public administration)

7,235(4.1%)

Public administration

6,305(3.6%)

Vaughan Languages

Language Knowledge

English Only

289,015 (89.7%)

French Only

140 (0.0%)

English & French

19,760 (6.1%)

Neither

13,150 (4.1%)

Mother Tongue

English

145,560 (45.2%)

French

1,805 (0.6%)

Non-official languages

154,175 (47.9%)

Top Mother Tongue Languages

English

145,560(45.2%)

Italian

31,515(9.8%)

Russian

19,375(6.0%)

Mandarin

12,780(4.0%)

Persian

8,735(2.7%)

Spanish

7,810(2.4%)

Cantonese

6,890(2.1%)

Urdu

5,555(1.7%)

Korean

5,360(1.7%)

Punjabi

4,900(1.5%)

Vaughan Dwellings

Dwelling Type

Single-detached

64,995(62.5%)

Semi-detached

7,960(7.7%)

Row house

11,410(11.0%)

Duplex

3,485(3.4%)

Apt. < 5 storeys

2,265(2.2%)

Apt. ≥ 5 storeys

13,750(13.2%)

Other attached

35(0.0%)

Movable

10(0.0%)

Community snapshot

About Vaughan

Vaughan is a suburban city in York Region, northwest of Toronto. It grew rapidly from rural townships into industrial parks, subdivisions, and a subway-linked downtown at Vaughan Metropolitan Centre. Canada’s Wonderland sits on the city’s northern edge. About 320,000 people live in Vaughan.

Known for

Canada’s Wonderland
Vaughan Metropolitan Centre and the TTC subway extension
Manufacturing and logistics along Highways 400 and 407
Italian-Canadian communities in Woodbridge
Large new-home suburbs of the 1990s–2010s

See & do

Canada’s Wonderland
Major theme park in northern Vaughan.
McMichael Canadian Art Collection
Group of Seven and Indigenous art in Kleinburg.
Kortright Centre
Conservation area with trails and a maple-syrup program.
Boyd Conservation Area
Humber River valley park.
Vaughan City Hall
Civic campus in Maple, near the historic village.

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